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Meaning:

Noun:

  • Pain so extreme as to cause writhing or contortions of the body, similar to those made in the athletic contests in Greece; and hence, extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; paroxysm of grief; specifically, the sufferings of Christ in the garden of Gethsemane.
  • Paroxysm of joy; keen emotion.
  • The last struggle of life; death struggle.
  • Violent contest or striving.

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